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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      31,810</td>
<td class="r data">       2,298</td>
<td class="r data">     7.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,626</td>
<td class="r data">         529</td>
<td class="r data">     9.4</td>
<td class="r data">      26,184</td>
<td class="r data">       1,769</td>
<td class="r data">     6.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      40,141</td>
<td class="r data">       2,482</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">       7,986</td>
<td class="r data">         662</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">      32,155</td>
<td class="r data">       1,820</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      42,998</td>
<td class="r data">       2,241</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,267</td>
<td class="r data">         666</td>
<td class="r data">     7.2</td>
<td class="r data">      33,731</td>
<td class="r data">       1,575</td>
<td class="r data">     4.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      42,743</td>
<td class="r data">       2,032</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,973</td>
<td class="r data">         614</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">      32,770</td>
<td class="r data">       1,418</td>
<td class="r data">     4.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      40,126</td>
<td class="r data">       1,897</td>
<td class="r data">     4.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,016</td>
<td class="r data">         601</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      30,110</td>
<td class="r data">       1,296</td>
<td class="r data">     4.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      34,279</td>
<td class="r data">       1,529</td>
<td class="r data">     4.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,237</td>
<td class="r data">         510</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">      25,042</td>
<td class="r data">       1,019</td>
<td class="r data">     4.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      30,325</td>
<td class="r data">       1,496</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,441</td>
<td class="r data">         548</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">      20,884</td>
<td class="r data">         948</td>
<td class="r data">     4.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      25,828</td>
<td class="r data">       1,383</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
<td class="r data">       8,528</td>
<td class="r data">         533</td>
<td class="r data">     6.3</td>
<td class="r data">      17,300</td>
<td class="r data">         850</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      23,427</td>
<td class="r data">       1,281</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">       8,033</td>
<td class="r data">         457</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
<td class="r data">      15,394</td>
<td class="r data">         824</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      18,919</td>
<td class="r data">         865</td>
<td class="r data">     4.6</td>
<td class="r data">       6,225</td>
<td class="r data">         330</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">      12,694</td>
<td class="r data">         535</td>
<td class="r data">     4.2</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      30,761</td>
<td class="r data">       2,219</td>
<td class="r data">     7.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,399</td>
<td class="r data">         491</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">      25,362</td>
<td class="r data">       1,728</td>
<td class="r data">     6.8</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      38,726</td>
<td class="r data">       2,400</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">       7,739</td>
<td class="r data">         624</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
<td class="r data">      30,987</td>
<td class="r data">       1,776</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      41,392</td>
<td class="r data">       2,158</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
<td class="r data">       8,977</td>
<td class="r data">         634</td>
<td class="r data">     7.1</td>
<td class="r data">      32,415</td>
<td class="r data">       1,524</td>
<td class="r data">     4.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      41,213</td>
<td class="r data">       1,961</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,700</td>
<td class="r data">         585</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      31,513</td>
<td class="r data">       1,376</td>
<td class="r data">     4.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      38,400</td>
<td class="r data">       1,825</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,680</td>
<td class="r data">         566</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">      28,720</td>
<td class="r data">       1,259</td>
<td class="r data">     4.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      32,654</td>
<td class="r data">       1,463</td>
<td class="r data">     4.5</td>
<td class="r data">       8,895</td>
<td class="r data">         481</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
<td class="r data">      23,759</td>
<td class="r data">         982</td>
<td class="r data">     4.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      28,793</td>
<td class="r data">       1,423</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,109</td>
<td class="r data">         520</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
<td class="r data">      19,684</td>
<td class="r data">         903</td>
<td class="r data">     4.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      24,382</td>
<td class="r data">       1,304</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,206</td>
<td class="r data">         493</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      16,176</td>
<td class="r data">         811</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      22,070</td>
<td class="r data">       1,218</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,714</td>
<td class="r data">         431</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
<td class="r data">      14,356</td>
<td class="r data">         787</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      17,797</td>
<td class="r data">         805</td>
<td class="r data">     4.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,985</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,812</td>
<td class="r data">         507</td>
<td class="r data">     4.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,049</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
<td class="r data">         822</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,415</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">         247</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">    15.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,168</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">     3.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,606</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    11.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,316</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">     3.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,530</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">     4.6</td>
<td class="r data">         273</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    10.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,257</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">     3.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       1,726</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">     4.2</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,390</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">     2.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,625</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">     4.1</td>
<td class="r data">         342</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,283</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">     2.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       1,532</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
<td class="r data">         332</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">     8.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,200</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">     3.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       1,446</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">    12.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,124</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">     3.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,357</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">     4.6</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,038</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">     3.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,122</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
<td class="r data">         882</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">     3.2</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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